In the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid lost to Paris 0-4 and missed the final.

According to data from the German transfer market, this is one of the biggest score losses Alonso has encountered in his coaching career. His team lost 4 goals for the third time, after two of the previous two were against Frankfurt (1-5) and Liverpool (0-4) while coaching Leverkusen.

wap7m